Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-07
Col. David Banks Celebrates His
7eth Birthday at a Feast Of
Old Friends.

Among the pleasant social events
which lighted the closing hours OF
the Old Year was the assemblage OF
of party of old citizens, Thursday,
December 80, at the residence OF
Elijah Sebree, Esq, late County At
torney, to honor,the 10th anniversary
Of the birthday of Col. David Banks,
the venerable father of Mrs. Sebree.
The guests numbered some of our
oldest and most esteemed citizens /:
Rev. j. w. Venable, Rector of
Grace church; Col. Hugh Nelson |;
Thomas Green; Kirtley Twyman,
who helped to make the first brick
aud build the first brick house ever
built in IIopkinsville; George o.
Thompson the oldest merchant in
IIopkinsvile, now in his fiftieth bus
mess year; Col. Geo. Poindexter;
Capt. Ben. Underwood, ex-Circuit
Clerk; S. L. Trice, President OF the
Planters bank and e. II Hopper, the
Oldest druggist and bookseller in this
place. Several other aged gentlemen
were invited, but owing to the very
Indictment weather and their adj
vanced years, were compelled to be
absent from the meeting and greeting
of this beautiful assemblage of
useful aud venerable old age.
Moro than half century ago Col.
Banks was engaged as cashier of the
branch Bank of Kentucky located at
IIopkinsville, and subsequently re-
moved TO Henderson where he fol-
lowed the same business. lie mar
ried Miss Myra Hawkins a lady of
rarc talent aud rich culture, VIII o
still lives in tho enjoyment Of a green
old age to cheer and comfort her be-
loved and inseparable companion in
many checkered scenes, as hand In
hand, like the husband aud wife of
Scottish song they tourney down
The hill of life" Far better and more |
is such golden picture
Of domestic faith and welded bliss to |
and study than sensa-
ional columns of married periidy,
,ven when 1t disgraces royal homes
abroad, and is wired across the ocean
o insult and disgust all outraged
public. Let us rejoice that we some
lines have an opportunity to study
II homely Kentucky life an idyllic
Gene OF the Golden Age, like this
This happy union was blessed by n
arge family Of sons aud daughters.
( whom the following still survive,
II widely known and esteemed in
he social, literary and business cir
les of Louisville, Henderson and
lopkinsville: Carrie, Margaret, Da
Id, Strother, John, James and Paul
'en grand-childre have also come 10
orpetuate the name of worthy an I
cstry. Mrs. Carrie Young one OF
he daughters, wife of u prominent |
itizen of Henderson, is lady of re- .
brilliancy and ability, and s
ne of the nost graceful aud pun q
ent writers in Kentucky journalism.
Mrs. Sebree's table, around which |
'ere gathered the guests of the day,
las loaded with feast of fat things
nd all the luxuries of the season, G
Iperbly served as a skillful house
life only knows how TO serve them. @
necdOtes aud incidents of the older
avs were related in the varied pan.
rama of pioneer trials, the rivalries, f
'ntests and struggles of pulpits,
'urts and hastings which stirred I
le blood of men aud women over
hose graves the dust of two genera {
ons has drilled 1t was a banquet
'memory aud tears at which 6
lighter aud signs were strangely
ended, and the phantoms of the
Isl glided by hand in Snd with
Ie miscalled realities of the present.
ut it was still happy event of the C
sparting year, and the scene of in
ocent social pleasure must have l.
mpted Time himself to stay the Il
Getting sands of his glass a moment,
lat festival fraught with memories a
pure and holy might be prolonged. :